In 2014, the PSA Group (Peugeot, Citroen, DS) was the best-selling carmaker in France; Renault was the most popular car brand and the Clio the top model. New passenger vehicle registrations in France in 2014 were up 0.3%, or only just over 5,000 cars. French carmakers gained 2% market share while most foreign brands experience … Read more
Car sales increased in November 2014 in Europe, the USA, India and China while new vehicle registrations contracted in Russia, Japan and Brazil. However, the pace of growth has slowed in all major markets in the world compared to the sales increases recorded during first six months of the year. China remained the world’s largest … Read more
In October 2014, new car sales increased in China, Europe and the USA while vehicle registrations were down in Russia, Brazil, Japan and India. Growth was again the strongest in China, which remained the world’s largest single-country car market. Car sales in the USA and Europe were up by 6% in October 2014. The Japanese … Read more
January to September 2014: Volkswagen remained the largest passenger vehicle manufacturer and top-selling car brand in Europe with the VW Golf Europe’s favorite car model. VW was followed by the French PSA and Renault groups as Europe’s top car-producing conglomerates and by Ford and Opel as the top-selling marques. Sales of VW Golfs increased even … Read more
September 2014: European Union & EFTA car sales increased for the 13th consecutive month with year-to-date growth of 5.8% to  9.9 million vehicles. During the first nine months of 2014, Germany and the UK remained the largest single-country vehicle markets in the European Union while Portugal had the highest growth. New passenger vehicle registrations contracted … Read more
New vehicle registrations in September 2014 were stronger in Europe, China, India and the USA but weaker in Brazil, Japan and Russia. China remained the world’s largest and fastest growing passenger vehicle market during the first three quarters of 2014 but the USA and European car markets are also growing steadily. Car sales in Japan … Read more
January to September 2014: German premium brands Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche and VW enjoyed record sales worldwide and in China. Porsche and Mercedes-Benz saw the largest increases in sales while Volkswagen and BMW were the largest volume producers. In China, Mercedes-Benz sales increased by nearly a third but still leaving the three-pointed star some distance … Read more
2014 (January to September): Ford and Vauxhall remained the top-selling car marques in the UK with the Fiesta the favorite model. New passenger vehicle registrations in Britain increased by 9.1% during the first nine months of 2014. White is now the most-popular color choice for new cars in the UK. The British Car Market in … Read more
2014 (January to September): Toyota was again the top-selling car brand in Japan with the Aqua and Honda Fit the best-selling models. After an excellent first quarter, new vehicle registrations in Japan has been weaker during the last six months but still showing 6% growth for the first three quarters of the year. Honda was … Read more
In 2014, electric cars were sold for the first time in significant numbers in Germany. Sales of hybrid vehicles continue to grow with plug-ins increasingly popular. However, towards the end of the year, sales of electric cars were down compared to the previous year. In 2014, German car manufacturers finally brought electric mainstream cars to … Read more